St. Johnstone vs Greenock Morton: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

St. Johnstone played Greenock Morton in Championship (Scotland). The match was played on 20 December 2025. Final score: 5:0.

Current form

St. Johnstone: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Greenock Morton: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

St. Johnstone scores 2.06 and concedes 0.94 goals per match. Greenock Morton scores 0.94 and concedes 1.06. League average: 2.48 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: St. Johnstone 56%, Greenock Morton 56%. Over 2.5: St. Johnstone 67%, Greenock Morton 33%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

St. Johnstone has higher xG: 1.90 vs 1.16. St. Johnstone: 16.0 shots per match, Greenock Morton: 9.2.

Match halves

St. Johnstone: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 1.06. Greenock Morton: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.56.

Goals by minute

St. Johnstone: 16-30 (10 goals). Greenock Morton: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.48 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Half-by-half

3 : 0
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
14Shots4
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
7Shots on target0
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1.88xG0.52
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
2Corners1
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
72Dangerous attacks36
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
17Fouls12
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1Cards3
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
2.06Goals scored / match0.94
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
0.94Goals conceded / match1.06
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
62%Average possession50%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
5.61Shots on target / match3.11
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16Shots per match9.17
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
5.61Shots on target3.11
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
12.8%Shot conversion10.3%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
62%Possession50%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1.9xG for1.16
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
0.85xG against1.42
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

Shooting quality

St. Johnstone: DominantGreenock Morton: Balanced
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
Accuracy (shots on target)35%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Greenock Morton is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - St. Johnstone · 1.8 pts / match - Greenock Morton

St. Johnstone
DWLDW
Season result split
61% W28% R11% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-5-2
2.11 pts / match · goal difference +20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DDWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.95Opponent xG: 0.81BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Greenock Morton
WWLWL
Season result split
22% W50% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-9-5
1.17 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-5-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

St. Johnstone is 119% better for: goals scored per match.

2.06 goals / match - St. Johnstone · 0.94 goals / match - Greenock Morton

St. Johnstone is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.94 goals / match - St. Johnstone · 1.06 goals / match - Greenock Morton

St. Johnstone scoring profile: very strong

St. Johnstone scores in 83% of matches (15 of 18 matches), while Greenock Morton keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 matches).

Greenock Morton scoring profile: mixed

Greenock Morton scores in 67% of matches (12 of 18 matches), while St. Johnstone keeps a clean sheet in 44% (8 of 18 matches).

37Goals scored (season)17
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
17Goals conceded (season)19
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
3Average goals in match2
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
11Goals scored (last 5)6
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
9Goals conceded (last 5)3
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal67%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
61%2 goals22%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
33%3 goals6%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
22%4 goals0%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal78%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
28%2 goals17%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
11%3 goals6%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
0%4 goals6%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time6%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
6%BTTS in both halves0%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
39%Scored in both halves17%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
80%BTTS - last 520%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time11%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time28%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

St. Johnstone is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / match - St. Johnstone · 1.39 pts / match - Greenock Morton

St. Johnstone - half-time state
44% leading33% draw22% trailing
Greenock Morton - half-time state
33% leading39% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per match (1st half)1.39
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1Goals scored (1st half)0.39
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1.5Average goals (1st half)0.89
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
61%Clean sheet before half-time67%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
44%No goal before half-time61%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

After half-time (2nd half)

1.94Points per match (2nd half)1.22
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1.06Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.11
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
78%Clean sheet after half-time50%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton
33%No goal after half-time56%
St. JohnstoneGreenock Morton

St. Johnstone - second-half results

56% W28% R17% P
30
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding139%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 61%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Greenock Morton - second-half results

28% W39% R33% P
25
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 22%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

St. Johnstone - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.82.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Greenock Morton - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

St. Johnstone
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
10
1
16-30
4
3
31-45
5
3
46-60
4
3
61-75
10
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

Greenock Morton
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
4
3
16-30
3
4
31-45
2
6
46-60
1
1
61-75
7
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

St. Johnstone

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
155%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Greenock Morton

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
41% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
41%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

St. JohnstoneLigaGreenock Morton
Average goals in match 3.002.48 2.00
Both teams scored 56%51% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%46% 33%
Clean sheets 44%31% 22%
Goal before half-time 78%70% 67%
Goal after half-time 78%73% 72%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.48
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
1.16
Away goals / match
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. St. JohnstoneGoalJoshua McPakeAssist: Morgan Boyes
  2. St. JohnstoneGoalSam StantonAssist: Joshua McPake
  3. Greenock MortonYellow cardGrant Gillespie
  4. Greenock MortonSubstitutionOn: Arron John LyallOff: Grant Gillespie
  5. St. JohnstoneGoalJames GullanAssist: Adama Sidibeh
  6. St. JohnstoneSubstitutionOn: Victor Alfredo Griffith MullinsOff: Sam Stanton
  7. Greenock MortonYellow cardCameron Blues
  8. St. JohnstoneGoalJames Gullan
  9. St. JohnstoneSubstitutionOn: Stephen MallanOff: James Gullan
  10. St. JohnstoneGoalAdama SidibehAssist: Adam Forrester
  11. Greenock MortonSubstitutionOn: Nathan ShawOff: Owen Moffat
  12. St. JohnstoneYellow cardReece McAlear
  13. Greenock MortonYellow cardJackson Longridge

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Colin StevenMatches officiated: 14
3.43Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 256%Home wins21%Draws21%Away wins

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): St. Johnstone 1 - 1 - 0 Greenock Morton. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Greenock Morton FC
0 : 4
Saint Johnstone FC
Saint Johnstone FC
1 : 1
Greenock Morton FC

FAQ

What was the result of St. Johnstone vs Greenock Morton?

The Championship match finished St. Johnstone 5:0 Greenock Morton. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between St. Johnstone and Greenock Morton?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches St. Johnstone won 1, Greenock Morton won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before St. Johnstone vs Greenock Morton?

St. Johnstone score 2.06 goals per game on average and Greenock Morton 0.94. The Championship average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 56% of St. Johnstone's matches and 56% of Greenock Morton's.

What form are St. Johnstone and Greenock Morton in?

Over the last 5 games St. Johnstone have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Greenock Morton 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for St. Johnstone vs Greenock Morton?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.